CCI is the primary interdisciplinary unit of the VP Research Office that promotes and supports northern and polar research at the University of Alberta, serving faculty, students, residents of circumpolar regions, government, industry and the general public.

 

Welcome to the Canadian Circumpolar Institute CCI, an interdisciplinary organization at the University of Alberta that has promoted northern and polar research since 1960. More

  1. Agreement fosters northern collaboration

    An agreement signed in Yellowknife April 25 will enrich post-secondary opportunities among Canada’s leading research universities—including the University of Alberta—and three northern colleges.

  2. Telling Changes on the Tundra

    (Edmonton) University of Alberta researchers are part of a groundbreaking, multinational study of the effect of global warming on tundra vegetation in various regions around the world.

  3. Canadian Circumpolar Institute points U of A compass to the North

    Formed in 1990, the Circumpolar Institute is the current incarnation of the U of A’s long-standing academic interest and leadership in northern research.

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